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Jan Vykydal

I'm an intern at the National Post. I'm also a third-year student in Humber College's journalism program. I have previously worked at the Edmonton Examiner, and have had work published in the Edmonton Sun.

Recent Stories

Since 2008 in Ontario, Family Day has forced businessmen and surly teens alike to spend at least one day a year with their families. A list of places that are closed, places that are open, and special events (in case you need to be distracted with/from your family)

Toronto Police Constable Tony Vella said there were three separate incidents, all between Feb. 11 and 14, in which dog owners took their dogs for walks in alleyways in the area. When the dogs returned home they went into seizures and eventually died

A new kind of chameleon, believed to be the smallest in the world, was discovered on the island of Madagascar on Wednesday. The “Brookesia micra,” discovered by German and American biologists, has a body only 16 millimetres long, or 23 mm with its tail fully extended. It’s so small that it’s only about twice as […]

From giving flowers and chocolates to celebrating national poets to burning cards as a symbol of Western cultural imperialism, everyone has their own way of marking the holiday named after a saint and beloved by florists and people who look good in pink

Austrian stunt co-ordinator, skydiver, helicopter pilot, B.A.S.E. jumper, and general daredevil Felix Baumgartner will be attempting to break four world records by jumping out of a balloon 36.5 kilometres above the earth